Bodrum, Turkey- the beauty of the coast and challenges of mobile coverage..

The last stop on our summer family vacation was at Bodrum, the southern most tip of Turkey. We stayed at our family vacation house on Meteor Beach http://www.meteorbeach.com, a secluded cove on the Bodrum peninsula. The water on the beach is crystal clear, with sand going out to water as far as the eye can see.

Living on the border has interesting challenges. The coastline of Turkey is an excellent example of fractals... There are thousands of inlets, coves and hills that cover the coast. Delivering quality mobile coverage to these areas is best done where there is clear line of sight. On the Turkish coast, that's from the islands across the water... Greek Islands. So, both in Ayvalik, where we stayed first, and in Bodrum, you can find a very clear Vodafone GREECE signal along with the signals from TURKCELL, VODAFONE TURKEY and AVEA! In some cases, the Greek signals are stronger because they travel unimpeded across the water. Many Turkish subscribers end up forcing their phones to manual mode to prevent a run up of roaming charges.